a person who plays the sport of tennis
joueur de tennis, joueuse de tennis
an athlete who competes professionally in the sport of badminton
joueur de badminton, joueuse de badminton
a person who participates in paddling sports such as canoeing and kayaking, using a paddle to propel the boat through water
paddleur, pagayeur
someone who participates in sports involving physical combat, such as boxing, MMA, or wrestling
athlète de combat, combattant
someone who plays golf as a profession or just for fun
golfeur, golfeuse
a group of cyclists who have separated from the main peloton in a race
groupe d'échappés, échapper
a baseball player who can bat both right-handed and left-handed
battant ambidextre, joueur ambidextre
a golfer who often hits shots that curve sharply to the left for right-handed players or to the right for left-handed players
hooker (golfeur), golfeur à hook
a person who jumps from an aircraft and free-falls before deploying a parachute
parachutiste, saut en chute libre
a person who descends to the ground using a parachute, typically after jumping from an aircraft
parachutiste
someone who uses a motorcycle or bicycle for transportation
pilote, cavalier
a golfer who uses a driver club, typically for long-distance shots from the tee
driver (golf), golfeur utilisant un driver
a person who climbs, especially rocks, mountains, or artificial climbing walls
grimpeur, escaladeur
a person skilled at shooting accurately at a target
tireur d'élite, archer
a player who specializes in shooting the ball or puck towards the goal or basket in games like basketball, soccer, or hockey
tireur, shooter
a person who fires a gun or other projectile weapon, often in sports, hunting, or competitions
tireur, shooter
a female skilled in shooting or target sports, particularly with firearms
tireuse d'élite, femme tireur
a player who rolls a ball down a lane in an attempt to knock over as many pins as possible
joueur de bowling, bowler
a person who practices archery, using a bow to shoot arrows at targets
archer, archère
a person who participates in the sport of snowboarding, riding down snow-covered slopes and performing various tricks and maneuvers
snowboardeur, snowboardeuse
a person who participates in the sport of skiing, which involves sliding downhill on snow using skis attached to boots
skieur, skieuse
a person who moves on a flat surface wearing special boots with wheels or blades
patineur, skateur
an athlete who competes in speed skating, a sport where participants race on ice using long-bladed skates
patineur de vitesse, patineuse de vitesse
a person who participates in the sport of swimming, typically in pools or open water
nageur, nageuse
a person who participates in the sport of rowing, propelling a boat through water using oars
rameur, rameuse
a woman who engages in sports or athletic activities
sportive, femme de sport
a person who participates in long-distance running events typically covering 42.195 kilometers
marathonien, marathoniens
an athlete who specializes in hurdling, a track and field event where participants race over barriers called hurdles
hurdleur, hurdleuse
a person or a horse who leads a group of athletes or horses in a race
Rythmeur, Leader
someone who stands or lies on a special board in order to move on the surface of the water
surfer, surfeuse
a person who participates in the sport of hang gliding, using a lightweight glider aircraft to fly through the air by harnessing wind currents
deltaplane, pilote de deltaplane
a person who participates in the sport of weightlifting, involving the lifting of heavy weights in specific lifts
haltérophile, lifter
an athlete who is trained to perform gymnastics, especially in a competition
gymnaste
a member of a rowing team responsible for steering the boat and coordinating the rowers' movements during races and practices
barreur, barreuse
an athlete who performs graceful movements on ice using skates
patineur artistique, patineuse artistique
a person who plays cue sports, especially billiards or snooker
joueur de billard, cueur
a person who participates in the sport of roller skating, using roller skates to move on surfaces
patineur à roulettes, patineuse à roulettes
a group of cyclists riding closely together in a road race
peloton, groupe de cyclistes
a participant in the sport of eventing, which combines dressage, cross-country jumping, and show jumping
cavalier d'événement, participant à l'événementiel
a person who competes in show jumping, an equestrian sport where horse and rider navigate a series of obstacles
cavalier de saut d'obstacles, coureuse de saut d'obstacles
a person who engages in the sport of windsurfing, which involves riding on a board equipped with a sail
planchiste, windsurfeur
a navigator who assists the driver in car racing events, providing directions and information during races
co-pilote, navigateur
an individual who earns a living by playing golf competitively at a high level, often participating in tournaments sanctioned by professional golf organizations
golfeur professionnel, professionnel du golf
a relief pitcher who enters the game during the late innings to preserve a lead and secure the win for their team
relief, finisseur
a racing driver who completes a race, regardless of their final position or rank
finisseur, finisseuse
a golfer who specializes in using a putter club, which is designed for short and precise strokes on the putting green to roll the ball into the hole
putteur, golfeur spécialiste du putting
(sports) all the participants or contestants in a competition or event
le terrain, le peloton
a skilled driver who competes in racing events, maneuvering vehicles at high speeds around tracks or courses
pilote, coureur
an athlete who competes in pole vaulting, a track and field event where participants use a long, flexible pole to vault over a high bar
percheur, sauter à la perche